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Overview

Current courses are offered as hybrid, flipped classroom experiences where you can learn the material at your own pace, and then come to class for practice and individualized feedback. Each section is six weeks long, with 1.5 hours of face-to-face classroom time per week. Class sizes are kept small to ensure personalized attention. Cultural sensitivity is woven throughout the courses.

Upcoming Courses

You know Spanish speaking patients are everywhere, and you want to be able to communicate, but you think you don't have the time to learn? You understand how important a role culture plays and wish you had a fun and interactive way to increase your knowledge? Then these are the classes for you! These courses are for learners who have no (or very little) background in Spanish language and begin at the very beginning. We build general language and vocabulary at the same time as medical terminology.

Do you speak Spanish ‘un poco’? Did you take a few semesters way back in high school or your undergraduate program? Do you want to help your Latino patients and promote more positive patient outcomes just by being able to communicate with them? Then this is the place to start! This course is designed to re-awaken previous language study and provide a forum for development of both additional vocabulary, and basic language and grammar concepts, in addition to specific medical terminology. The class also explores cultural competence as it relates to both the Latino population and other cultures.

¿Hablas español? Do you wish there was a place that you could speak Spanish comfortably while learning meaningful and applicable medical terminology? Would you like to learn more about the variety of cultural influences on Latino patients’ healthcare behaviors and decision-making? Then this is the class for you! This course is a workshop format designed to provide you with weekly practice in speaking and conversing while supplying a review and explanation of both simple and complex Spanish grammar and general vocabulary. This course also includes an opportunity to shadow Medical Interpreters as they work directly with patients.

3.2 Review Spanish vocabulary and acquire additional medical terminology as well as everyday verbiage and colloquialisms.

3.3 Develop and consistently implement effective coping strategies to use in situations where appropriate vocabulary may not be available.

Credit Hours

Each course is offered as a 16 contact hour Educational Activity co-provided by The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing and Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.

The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing and the American Nurses Credentialing Center do not endorse the use of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity.